These are my last few days in England. Yesterday was my last official ministry day downtown with the team- they will hit the streets again after my Tuesday departure. Today was laundry, farewell coffee gatherings, and dinner at the vicar's house. Tomorrow is church and quality time with a family from the church and then an evening service. Monday is odds and ends, thank you cards, budget balancing, and packing. Tuesday is scheduled out as processing and evaluation time with my team as I am leaving and they will have another week here to finish out... and I want them to finish well. Its amazing to me how there needs to be several days for me to tie up loose ends, bring closure to relationships built at All Saints, and get the team all set up to self govern. I want to be sure to not leave everything hanging- and it feels like momentum is hurtling me toward departure. But I am determined to finish well; to keep investing strongly in the church and my team until I am quite gone. No fading out- instead going full on to the last hour. I wish I could be downtown in the streets another day or two, but with these varied areas of responsibility, it would be a serious strain and would leave some important relational things undone. So I trust the Lord to continue using His broad array of servants to reach the nations while I finish well here where He headquartered me- with my team in dear old Woodford.
It was a challenging few days of ministry on the streets- highs and lows, glories and frustrations. We've all learned, grown, and been blessed to find ourselves used of God in the lives He brought across our paths. I'm so thankful for this team and the opportunity to lead this outreach- its been an awesome month and a half.
Thank you for your prayers as I seek to be diligent in the relationships and responsibilities entrusted to me... and to finish well.
